As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!

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　　Weekly pay

　　Scheduling flexibility

　　Paid parental leave

　　Paid education assistance

　　Care.com/back-up care assistance

　　Team member discount

　　Development programs for advancement and career growth

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　　Improves, maintains and repairs all equipment used in manufacturing, production and packaging functions. Troubleshoots mechanical and process issues. Supports and executes plant specific maintenance strategies to achieve key plant performance goals. Partners with Maintenance Supervisor or Manager to review production goals and schedules as well as maintenance requests to plant or modify maintenance activities. Practices 200% Safety accountability (self and others). Practices 200% Safety accountability – self and others.

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　　What You'll be Doing:

　　Perform routine and emergency maintenance (major and minor) of equipment in a multi-vehicle environment including forklifts, sweepers, scrubbers, and various other types of equipment.

　　Maintaining and repairing industrial DC batteries and chargers.

　　Repairing AC & DC motors, hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical systems on various types of equipment.

　　Works with the Maintenance Supervisor to maintain supplies through ordering and receiving chemicals, record usage and interaction with appropriate vendors.

　　Maintain manufacturing and complex equipment by performing Preventative (PM), Predictive (PdM) and Corrective Maintenance to ensure maximum life expectancy of machinery.

　　Notify appropriate leadership of unsafe, damaged work equipment and make recommendations regarding repair or replacement as needed.

　　Suggests design improvements on existing and new equipment and systems.

　　May provide training and direction to other technicians and operators as needed.

　　Perform other duties as requested by Maintenance Supervisor/Manager.

　　What You Bring with You (Qualifications):

　　Relevant mechanical experience. Associates degree or certification in a technical field preferred.

　　Hands-on mechanic experience, preferably in a food manufacturing or cold-storage setting.

　　Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information to a non-technical audience.

　　Knowledge and experience with Safe Quality Foods (SQF), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO) and Lean Manufacturing process preferred.

　　Ability to support and work with engineering on projects, equipment design, layout or re-design.

　　Working knowledge of standard mechanical component maintenance and repair practices.

　　Familiar with office technology tools (MS Office).

　　Able to read and interpret blueprints and schematics.

　　Ability to operate basic machining equipment (lathe, mill, drill press).

　　Ability to work collaboratively with Meijer leadership.

　　We opened our doors more than 85 years ago with the goal of helping people provide for themselves and their family. Today we’re a multi-billion dollar retailer with more than 70,000 employees across six states. Our Midwest geography includes corporate offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plus manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and over 240 stores across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin.

　　Meijer is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are committed to treating all persons with dignity and respect. Meijer's policy is to not discriminate because of any applicant or team member's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, physical or mental disability, uniformed service or veteran status, or any other lawfully-protected classification. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of your application, please click here to submit your request . Submissions that are not seeking help to complete the application due to a disability will not be responded to.